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I created muscle tension to numb feelings - by Chris Lakin
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I resolved the majority of my chronic (3.5y) neck pain two months ago.
Old I created muscle tension to numb feelings Chris Lakin Jun 30, 2024 29 1 3 Share I resolved the majority of my chronic (3.5y) neck pain two months ago. Now it’s obvious to me that I was creating the tension all along. Here’s my model of what was causing it: 1. There would be a feeling in my neck. Like all feelings, the sensation in my neck represented some piece of information meant to be communicated to the rest of my nervous system. Being aware of the feeling seemed to be equivalent to being aware of that piece of information. And I don’t know why, but it happened to manifest spatially wi
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